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Safe, Not Sorry

Whether excessive or just plain prudent, the enforcement by the United States of its border-crossing rules should be viewed not as profiling of race or religion but as an understandable position taken because of the animosity that now prevails toward its people and values (''Scrutiny at the Borders,'' letter, Nov. 12).

The issue of intense scrutiny for travelers from Middle Eastern countries becomes a myopic argument when made by those who have not been subjected to intense hatred for the beliefs in freedom and democracy that prevail in America.